Amazon invests in gas power plant for Texas data center, poised to become one of the US's highest greenhouse gas emitters
Amazon backs construction of a large natural gas power plant in West Texas to supply power to a new AI data center, with permit documents indicating it could emit up to 33 million tons of greenhouse gases per year.
Amazon is developing a new data center in Pecos County, West Texas, to support massive AI processing workloads. To secure sufficient power, the company is heavily investing in building a new natural gas power plant in the same area อ่านต่อ →
Why it matters
This news highlights the true environmental cost of the AI boom, as data centers worldwide compete increasingly for energy. As consumers of cloud and AI services, it is crucial to watch what kind of energy tech giants choose to power the tools we use every day.
This news highlights the true environmental cost of the AI boom, as data centers worldwide compete increasingly for energy. As consumers of cloud and AI services, it is crucial to watch what kind of energy tech giants choose to power the tools we use every day.
📅 10 авг. 2026 г., 07:08Sources: theverge.com · facebook.com · reddit.com · omanobserver.om · tomshardware.com